Essentials

Duration for domestic students:3 years full time/5-6 years part time (domestic students only)

Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) fee:If you commence your studies after 1 January 2015, the indicative fee is $8,768.00 per year of full-time study of 48 credit points (1.0 EFTSL). For more information please visit our future students website.

Fees for domestic students:If you commence your course after 1 January 2015, the indicative fee is $32,100.00 per year of full-time study of 48 credit points (1.0 EFTSL). For more information please visit our future students website.

Course abbreviation:MPE

UAC code:-

English language requirements:IELTS: A minimum result of 6.5 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band TOEFL paper-based: A minimum result of 577 overall including a minimum result of 4.5 in Writing TOEFL IBT: A minimum result of 90 overall including a minimum result of 22 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 23 in Writing

Closing dates:Semester 1 - 31 January of the same year. Semester 2 - 30 June of the same year. We strongly encourage applicants to apply as early as possible, offers are made on a rolling basis and places are limited. Separate Scholarship deadlines apply. Please check the relevant website for details.

International Tuition Fee:If you commence your studies after 1 January 2015, the indicative fee is $36,100.00 per year of full-time study of 48 credit points (1.0 EFTSL). For more information please visit our future students website.

Course abbreviation:MPE

UAC code:-

CRICOS code:077470M

Available to international students?:Yes

English language requirements:IELTS: A minimum result of 6.5 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band TOEFL paper-based: A minimum result of 577 overall including a minimum result of 4.5 in Writing TOEFL IBT: A minimum result of 90 overall including a minimum result of 22 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 23 in Writing

Closing dates:Semester 1 - 31 January of the same year. Semester 2 - 30 June of the same year. We strongly encourage international applicants to apply as early as possible to allow time for visa and travel arrangements. Separate Scholarship deadlines apply. Please check the relevant website for details.

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Master of Professional Engineering (Fluids)

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The Earth's biosphere is completely immersed in fluids. Air and water are both considered fluids and therefore every living creature on the planet is affected by the behaviour and quality of these media. Engineering practice in fluids engineering involves fluid mechanics and engineering systems that are associated with the fluid environment.

The Master of Professional Engineering (Fluids) is a 3 year full-time course delivering technical and professional outcomes that will allow you to be recognised as an Australian graduate engineer in this field. This degree has been given provisional accreditation at the level of Professional Engineering by the industry governing body, Engineers Australia http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/

If your bachelor's degree included foundational engineering units, you may be given advanced standing in the Master of Professional Engineering. Entry pathways are available for students with widely varying backgrounds.

In this course you will engage in areas of study including water resources management, wind engineering for design, coastal engineering, open channel flow and hydraulic structures, and advanced computational fluid dynamics.

The MPE is comprised of foundation units of study, elective units in the area of your specialisation and a 12-week practical industry experience component. There are also a number of professional electives you can choose from and a capstone project in your final year.

If you are interested in continuing on to complete a research degree, a research dissertation can act as a research pathway.

Course outline

Study plan

Candidates for the Master of Professional Engineering (Fluids) complete 144 credit points.

Candidates will also complete a 12 week industrial placement, which will provide them with the opportunity to participate in a major project in an industrial environment. Areas of study in the course include water resources management, wind engineering for design, environmental geotechnics, and open channel flow and hydraulic structures.

Further course information

Progression rules

A candidate for the degree of Master of Professional Engineering who wishes to undertake the research pathway must complete 48 credit points with an average mark of at least 75.

The faculty will monitor students for satisfactory progress towards the completion of their award course. In addition to the common triggers used to identify students not meeting academic progression requirements, students must pass any unit of study identified in the course resolutions as being critical to progression through the course.

Capstone experience

A capstone experience comprises one or more units of study designed by the faculty to provide you with an opportunity to draw together the learning that has taken place during the award, synthesise this with your prior learning and experience, and draw conclusions that will form the basis for further investigation, and intellectual and/or professional growth.

In the Master of Professional Engineering, candidates complete either an engineering project or a research pathway. Candidates need to achieve a weighted average mark (WAM) of 75% or higher in their first 48 credit points of study in order to pursue the research pathway.

The engineering project involves a research activity in a related area. Candidates learn how to examine published and experimental data, set objectives, organise a program of work and devise an experimental or developmental program.

The research pathway comprises a substantial piece of research in a related area elected by the student in discussion with a supervisor. Students need to successfully analyse a problem, formulate appropriate experiments, examine the results, and produce a well-argued, in-depth thesis.

Course outcomes and further study

Graduate opportunities

Career paths for environmental engineering graduates include developing environmental impact studies, monitoring environmental problems, cleaning up the environment and overcoming major environmental damage. This can involve work with government agencies and consultancies specialising in remediation of groundwater and surface water pollution, and disposal of municipal and mining waste.

Course accreditation

The Master of Professional Engineering (Fluids) has been accorded provisional accreditation at the level of Professional Engineering by the industry governing body, Engineers Australia http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/

Further study

The University of Sydney is a research intensive institution with a strong track record of technology transfer, industry leadership and commercialisation. Research activities in the faculty focus on a wide range of areas from aerospace, biomedical, combustion, processing and manufacture, design, robotics, electronics, networks, wireless and satellite systems. If you would like to be part of Sydney's engineering research community, you may consider applying for admission to a research degree. Students completing a Master of Professional Engineering program with excellent average marks are eligible to undertake supervised research in the degree of Master of Philosophy or Doctor of Philosophy.

Other study options

Individual units of study within the course may be undertaken by suitably qualified candidates who do not wish to complete an award course. Non-award candidates are students of the University, consequently on satisfactory completion of unit of study requirements, candidates receive an academic transcript showing the details of the unit or units of study undertaken, with results and grades. Subject to the approval of the dean and individual course resolutions, completed non-award study may be credited to an award course.

Units of study may also be undertaken cross-institutionally by students, subject to the approval of the dean. Cross-institutional candidates are enrolled in a postgraduate award course at another university and have approval from their home institution to complete a unit or units of study at Sydney, to be credited toward their degree. Please contact the faculty about non-award and cross-institutional study.

Admission

Admission requirements

A successful applicant for admission to the Master of Professional Engineering will hold a recognised bachelor's degree in either science or engineering with a credit average (or equivalent); and have completed at least 48 credit points of tertiary level units in the areas of maths, physics, biology, chemistry, and computer studies.

All candidates for admission must have prior learning equivalent to 96 credit points in total, which is comparable to the requirements for the first two years of a Bachelor of Engineering at the University of Sydney in the stream or area of study sought for admission. Refer to the admission requirement tables in the handbook for a guide to acceptable prior learning units of study.

You may be eligible for a reduced volume of learning of up to 48 credit points, depending on the level and type of your prior tertiary studies. This will be determined by the foundation units completed in previous tertiary studies for the field you are entering. For example, if you have completed a Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent degree in the same specialisation of study for which you applied, you may be awarded advanced standing of up to 48 credit points. These credit points will be credited towards foundation units in your specialisation. Every applicant will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

How to apply

Domestic students

How to apply

Applications are made directly to the University and assessed by the Faculty.

International students

How to apply

Overseas applicants may apply (i) directly to the University, or (ii) through a University overseas representative (education agent).

Fee disclaimer

Domestic students

Annual review for postgraduate student contribution amount

Importantly, student contribution amounts are subject to annual review by the University, and are likely to increase each year of your period of study (subject to a Commonwealth specified cap), effective at the start of each calendar year.

Postgraduate Domestic Tuition Fee

This 2015, tuition fee for a domestic postgraduate student represents the fee that is payable by you in the calendar year you commence your course, commencing in 2014 for a standard annual full time load of 48 credit points (1.0 EFTSL). If your study load is more or less than the 1.0 EFTSL your fee will differ.

Annual review for postgraduate domestic tuition fee

Importantly, tuition fees are subject to annual review by the University, and are likely to increase each year of your period of study, effective at the start of each calendar year.

Additional incidental fees

For some courses there are incidental fees additional to the student contribution and/or course fee. Some of those fees are significant, for example, faculty-specific materials, tools, protected clothing and equipment. For further information about these additional incidental fees, please visit the University's Future Students' website.

Potential for inaccuracy

Whilst every reasonable effort has been made to include correct and up to date information in this prospectus, you are also advised to consult directly with the Student Centre for domestic students or the International Office for international students so that they can provide you with specific and up to date information about those fees.

The academic requirements that are displayed are applicable to currently available courses only, and are updated annually in October and may be changed without notice. The Faculty Handbook and the University of Sydney Calendar are the official legal source of information relating to study at the University of Sydney, and you are referred to those documents

Please note that if you are classified by the University as a Research Training Scheme student in accordance with the Other Grants Guidelines (Research) 2010, you will be exempt from the payment of any SCA or tuition fees for courses undertaken as part of a Research Masters degree and Research Doctoral degree. More information about your eligibility for this Scheme is available here.

International students

International tuition fees for postgraduate students

This 2015, tuition fee for international postgraduate students represents the fees that are payable by you in the calendar year you commence your course, commencing in 2015, for a standard annual full time load of 48 credit points (1.0 EFTSL). If your study load is more or less than the 1.0 EFTSL your fee will differ.

Annual review

Importantly, tuition fees are subject to annual review, and are likely to increase each year of your period of study, effective at the start of each calendar year.

Additional incidental fees and health insurance

For some courses there are incidental fees additional to the tuition fees. Some of those fees are significant, for example, faculty-specific materials, tools, protected clothing, and equipment. The University's Future Students' webpage has further information about these additional incidental fees for postgraduate coursework students and postgraduate research students.

In addition to the fees indicated here for the course of study, International Students studying on an Australian Student Visa must have appropriate health insurance for the duration of their studies on a Student Visa through an approved provider of the Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) scheme. This is a requirement of the Australian Government, unless otherwise exempted by the Government.

Potential for inaccuracy

Whilst every reasonable effort has been made to include correct and up to date information here, you are also advised to consult directly with the Student Centre for domestic students or the International Office for international students so that they can provide you with specific and up to date information about those fees.

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